Alan Cowan
Impact in
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Physiology top 0.5%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Papers in
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- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 67
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 16
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 14
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- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 39
- Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects 34
- Co-authors
- Helen Wheeler-Aceto (6 shared papers)Ronald J. Tallarida (17 shared papers)Frank Porreca (6 shared papers)Martin W. Adler (19 shared papers)Saadet Inan (17 shared papers)Kabirullah Lutfy (1 shared paper)Debra E. Gmerek (15 shared papers)Frank C. Tortella (10 shared papers)
- Journals
- European Journal of Pharmacology (26 papers)Life Sciences (23 papers)Psychopharmacology (6 papers)Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (5 papers)Brain Research (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Alan Cowan
133 papers receiving 5.1k citations
Alan Cowan's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 122
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2.5k
- Physiology 1.9k
- Behavioral Neuroscience 206
- Sensory Systems 276
- Pharmacology 362
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Cowan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Cowan
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Cowan, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pA2 and receptor differentiation: A statistical analysis of competitive antagonism Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 380 |
| 2 | 1989 | 339 | |
| 3 | 1991 | 322 | |
| 4 | 1990 | 306 | |
| 5 | 2004 | 256 | |
| 6 | 2005 | 204 | |
| 7 | 1988 | 188 | |
| 8 | 2004 | 161 | |
| 9 | 1979 | 136 | |
| 10 | 1991 | 129 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 123 | |
| 12 | 1996 | 100 | |
| 13 | Testing and evaluation of drugs of abuse | 1990 | 88 |
| 14 | 2015 | 86 | |
| 15 | Buprenorphine: new pharmacological aspects. | 2003 | 82 |
| 16 | 2018 | 81 | |
| 17 | 2004 | 76 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 67 | |
| 19 | 1981 | 60 | |
| 20 | 2008 | 58 |
About Alan Cowan
Alan Cowan is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Social Psychology and Sensory Systems, having authored 133 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (67 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (39 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (38 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (34 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (16 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.5k citations), Physiology (1.9k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (206 citations), Sensory Systems (276 citations) and Pharmacology (362 citations). Alan Cowan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Helen Wheeler-Aceto, Ronald J. Tallarida, Frank Porreca, Martin W. Adler, Saadet Inan, Kabirullah Lutfy, Debra E. Gmerek, Frank C. Tortella, Ellen B. Geller and Christopher W. Murray. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Psychopharmacology, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Brain Research.
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